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This shot from a surveillance video shows a person near USA Hydrogarden, 542 Griswold Road, Elyria. The store owner believes the person is the suspect who broke into the store on Saturday.

ELYRIA -- Police are seeking information about a break-in at an Elyria business late Saturday, according to a police report.

USA HydroGarden Inc., 524 Griswold Road, Elyria, will offer a reward of $500 cash or $1,000 store credit for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the culprit who broke in over the weekend, the business' owner said.

The suspect pried open a door on the north side of the building sometime between 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, according to an Elyria police report.

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The suspect stole several items including at least five lighting ballasts, four or five digital pH meters and four dozen lights used for growing hydroponic plants, the report said.

The suspect appeared to be a white man wearing a baseball cap and white hooded sweatshirt with a design or insignia on the back. A video camera from a neighboring business also captured footage of the man.